13:10
Fred & Mercy Rimell Memorial Handicap Steeple Chase (gbb Race)
Class 4, 2m½f (2m110y), Chase, 4yo+, Rated 0-120, £4,700, 9 runners
- Going
- GOOD TO SOFT, Good in places (GoingStick: 6.2)
- Surface
- Turf
- Weather
- Light Rain
Tip for this race
All today's tips ›Imperial Bede is our selection, sharing the top rating of 120 with No Tackle, and we prefer him on a fitness edge that should count on good to soft ground over 16 furlongs at Worcester. With nothing between them on our figures, being fitter is the tiebreaker, and it makes him the one to side with in a competitive Class 4. No Tackle is the obvious danger on the same rating, while Kool Kid is only 3 lb behind and Jamada 4 lb adrift, so neither can be dismissed. Imperial Bede gets the vote, though this is a tight call.
Runners
Charlie Todd
Dan Skelton 22/89
Barnpark has been running respectably, with a fourth last time out, another fourth two starts back and a third three starts back, but 163 days off and 168 lb on a mark of 120 make him hard to fancy. He has run over today's trip, and our rating of 109 ranks him eighth of nine.
- Sire
- Walk In The Park (IRE)
- Dam
- Golden Gael (GB) by Generous
- Owner
- Owen Daley
- Foaled
- 12 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 22 wins from 89 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 109
Brendan Powell
Joe Tizzard 3/23
Kool Kid arrives a two-time winner, having won last time out and two starts back, and he has run over today's trip and going before; the one concern is a 219-day absence, plus 161 lb on his back.
- Sire
- Kool Kompany (IRE)
- Dam
- Silver Link (IRE) by Arcano
- Owner
- Swallowfield Racing
- Foaled
- 14 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Milborne Port, Dorset
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 23 runs (13%)
- Trainer running to form
- 25%
- Ratings
- Perf 117
Liam Harrison
Robbie Llewellyn 1/6
No Tackle arrives with a third last time out, and three seconds before that, so he's rarely far away, and he has run over today's trip and going before. The main risk is a 214-day absence, and he also carries 160 lb.
- Sire
- Gentlewave (IRE)
- Dam
- Wychwoods Legend (GB) by Midnight Legend
- Owner
- Kevin Anne Mark Glastonbury
- Foaled
- 30 May 2017
- Stable
- Wroughton, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 1 wins from 6 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 49%
- Ratings
- Perf 120
Harry Skelton
Dan Skelton 22/89
Albie Littlewood arrives on a winning double, successful last time out and two starts back, and has run over today's trip and going before, but a 272-day absence and 160 lb on his back temper the enthusiasm. Our rating of 112 ranks him sixth of nine.
- Sire
- Ocovango (GB)
- Dam
- Talktothetail (IRE) by Flemensfirth
- Owner
- Nick Skelton
- Foaled
- 5 May 2019
- Stable
- Alcester, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 22 wins from 89 runs (25%)
- Trainer running to form
- 54%
- Ratings
- Perf 112
Sean Bowen
Olly Murphy 8/33
Jamada arrives in cracking nick on the book, third last time out, a winner two starts back, and in the frame in four of his last five, and he has run over today's trip. The one concern is a 159-day absence, plus 156 lb on his back.
- Sire
- Affinisea (IRE)
- Dam
- Sounds Of Thunder (GB) by Tobougg
- Owner
- Mick Fitzgerald Racing Syndicate 4
- Foaled
- 27 Apr 2020
- Stable
- Wilmcote, Warks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 8 wins from 33 runs (24%)
- Trainer running to form
- 62%
- Ratings
- Perf 116
Jack Tudor
Neil Mulholland 4/23
Reinado won last time out and two starts back, and has run over today's trip and going, but a 334-day absence is a major worry and he carries 154 lb off 106. Ranked seventh of nine on our figures, he is hard to fancy.
- Sire
- Jet Away (GB)
- Dam
- Wind And Reign (IRE) by Scorpion
- Owner
- Paul Mckeon
- Foaled
- 23 May 2020
- Stable
- Limpley Stoke, Wilts
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 23 runs (17%)
- Trainer running to form
- 37%
- Ratings
- Perf 112
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds 4/14
Kelijoe was second last time out, just 14 days ago, and has run over today's trip and going before, though an unseated two starts back and a single win in his last five leave him short of consistent. Carrying 154 lb off 106, he looks a midfield sort, with our rating of 113 putting him fifth of nine.
- Sire
- Konig Turf (GER)
- Dam
- Belijoe (FR) by Balko
- Owner
- D Hague
- Foaled
- 26 Feb 2020
- Stable
- Stewkley, Bucks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 4 wins from 14 runs (29%)
- Trainer running to form
- 50%
- Ratings
- Perf 113
James Bowen
Deborah Cole 0/1
Won last time out, with a second two starts back and another second three starts back, so Modus Operendi looks unexposed and open to improvement, though he returns after 96 days off and carries 152 lb.
- Sire
- Prince Gibraltar (FR)
- Dam
- Joly Nelsa (FR) by Brier Creek
- Owner
- Knowle Racing Stables Limited
- Foaled
- 14 Feb 2022
- Stable
- Knowle, Warwicks
- Trainer last 14 days
- 0 wins from 1 runs (0%)
- Trainer running to form
- 35%
Harry Cobden
Jonjo & A.J. O'Neill 3/22
Consistent type who has finished in the first six in each of his last five starts, including a third two starts back, and he returns after just 16 days. He has run over today's trip and going, and while 150 lb is a big burden, his profile makes him our pick.
- Sire
- Robin Du Nord (FR)
- Dam
- Amusez Moi (FR) by Mister Conway
- Owner
- John P Mcmanus
- Foaled
- 3 May 2018
- Stable
- Cheltenham, Gloucs
- Trainer last 14 days
- 3 wins from 22 runs (14%)
- Trainer running to form
- 31%
- Ratings
- Perf 120
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.